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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 29, 2024

INIT to Implement Fare Collection System with MARTA

MARTA's collaboration with INIT will impact riders’ commutes in Atlanta through the introduction of a unified, contactless "tap and go" service.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 2, 2024

BART Begins Testing New Fare Gates

The system is upgrading its fare gates for the first time in 20 years. BART has committed to opening 70-plus new fare gates systemwide by the end of 2025.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 28, 2023

New York MTA Issues RFI for New, Modern Fare Gates

The MTA seeks to replace its legacy fare arrays and strategically deploy next generation fare gates that better align with the authority’s goals of promoting fare compliance, preventing fare evasion, and more.

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ArticlesDecember 20, 2023

How Small Cities Can Optimize Transit to Support Sporting Events, Holiday Crowds

Compared to regular transit service planning, services for special events pose a unique set of challenges to cities of smaller sizes, as well as service providers because they’re non-recurring events without a predictable transit demand.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 15, 2023

Facing Budget Gap, WMATA Budget Proposal Slashes Service, Raises Fares

The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal pandemic relief funds, a subsidy credit provided to jurisdictions in 2020, and historic inflation.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 1, 2023

Denver RTD's Report Determines 'Zero Fares' Made Positive Environmental Impact

The final report shows an increase in customer boardings and estimates a reduction of approximately nine million vehicle miles traveled during July and August.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 21, 2023

Canada's TransLink Certifies 28 Transit-Friendly Employers

Collectively, these employers have provided nearly 7,000 subsidized transit passes to employees in the region.

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Videosby Alex RomanNovember 17, 2023

How Innovative Fare Policies Can Spur Equity, Inclusion, and More

At the recent APTA TRANSform & EXPO, INIT hosted two unique roundtables in their booth that featured public transit officials discussing how they were able to increase equity, inclusion, and innovation through revamping their fare collection programs.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschNovember 14, 2023

The Key to Increasing Customer Satisfaction? Just Listen

We have long believed the industry should have an answer as to which community has focused on delivering the highest level of customer experience.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 1, 2023

Sound Transit to Launch New Fare Compliance Program

Beginning Nov. 15, Seattle’s Sound Transit Fare Ambassadors will issue violations to passengers found to be riding repeatedly without proof of payment.

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